Adjustments And Settings From Menus; Setting Gain Values For The Gain Selector Positions; Selecting The Output Signals - Sony PDW-850 Operation Manual

Adjustments and
Settings from Menus
Setting gain values for the GAIN
selector positions
You can set the gain values for the L, M, and H
positions of the GAIN selector, which switches
the gain of the video amplifier.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn
the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.)
1
Display the GAIN SW page of the
OPERATION menu, and press the
MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic
menu operations" (page 193).
2
Select the item for the switch position,
then press the MENU knob.
You can set the following items on the GAIN
SW page.
Item Description
GAIN Sets the gain value
LOW corresponding to the L position
of the GAIN selector.
GAIN MID Sets the gain value
corresponding to the M position
of the GAIN selector.
GAIN Sets the gain value
HIGH corresponding to the H position
of the GAIN selector.
GAIN Sets the gain value
TURBO corresponding to TURBO GAIN
function.
TURBO OFF: After pressing the button
SW IND
ON: When the button assigned
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Adjustments and Settings from Menus

assigned with the TURBO
GAIN function, the gain
value changes when the
GAIN selector is operated.
with the TURBO GAIN
function is set to TURBO
GAIN, the gain value does
not change when the GAIN
selector is operated unless
the button is pressed again.
Item Description
SHOCK- Turns shockless gain on or off.
LESS
GAIN
3
Turn the MENU knob to select the gain
value, and press MENU knob.
Any of –6, –3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 or
42 dB can be set for each of the L, M, H, and
TURBO positions, in any sequence.
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set
all of the desired items.

Selecting the output signals

(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn
the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.)
1
Display the OUTPUT 1 page of the
OPERATION menu, and press the
MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic
menu operations" (page 193).
2
Select the desired item, and press the
MENU knob.
You can set the following items on the
OUTPUT 1 page.
Item Setting
SDI OUT 1 Selects the signal output from
SELECT the SDI OUT1 connector.
OFF: Do not output video.
HD-SDI: Output HD-SDI.
SD-SDI: Output SD-SDI
SDI OUT 2 Selects the signal output from
SELECT the SDI OUT2 connector.
OFF: Do not output video.
HD-SDI: Output HD-SDI.
SD-SDI: Output SD-SDI
VF: Outputs the same video as
in the viewfinder.
SDI OUT 2 Selects whether to superimpose
SUPER (ON) or not superimpose (OFF)
text information on the signal
output from the SDI OUT2
connector.
Note
Disabled when SDI OUT 2
SELECT is set to VF.